Globodera tabacum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Heteroderidae
Genus: Globodera
Species:
G. tabacum
Binomial name
Globodera tabacum
Lownsbery and Lownsbery, (1954)

Globodera tabacum, commonly known as a tobacco cyst nematode, is a plant parasitic nematode that mainly infests the tobacco plant, but also plants in family Solanaceae.

History and significance

The tobacco cyst nematode, Globodera tabacum, is a serious and important soil borne parasite of the shade [1][2] and broadleaf [3] tobacco. The most important host plant for this nematode is tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L), but other hosts include tomato, eggplant and closely related solanaceous weeds.[4][5] This species of nematodes was first discovered in Hazardville, Connecticut in the 1950s. Nematode infection of the tobacco root system causes dramatic stunting, yield loss and decreases leaf quality.

Distribution

Globodera subspecies are distributed as follows (older data): Globodera tabacum tabacum – Connecticut and Massachusetts. Globodera tabacum solanacearum - Virginia and North Carolina. Globodera tabacum virginiae – Virginia, Mexico and Central America. As of 1998, Globodera tabacum tabacum has been reported in Canada as well.[6]

Morphology

Head has four head annules, lip region is well-developed, oral disk is present and the entire head region is heavily sclerotized. The stylet has three rounded knobs while tail is pointy and rounded at the very tip.[7] There are a total of six lips, four large and two small.

Host – parasite relationship

The tobacco cyst nematode is a sedentary semi-endoparasite of the roots. Its feeding site and feeding patterns are typical of the genus Globodera. Nurse cell is a multinucleate syncytium. Tobacco cyst nematode causes significant damage on tobacco root system mainly by intracellular migration. This damage is caused both by mechanical penetration as well as with the enzyme secretions. Syncytium is formed in pericycle and endodermal cells of the plant. Unlike root-knot nematodes, the tobacco cyst nematode does not form feeding tubes enveloped in an endoplasmatic reticulum.[8] Due to lack of enzymes that cause hypertrophy and hyperplasia, there is no galling observed.

Life cycle/ Reproduction

The life cycle is typical of plant parasitic nematodes. This means that Globodera tabacum nematode has four juvenile stages, molts four times and then finally reaches adult stage. The duration of its life cycle is speculated to be temperature dependent. Hatching is often initiated by root exudate.[9]

Taxonomy

Even though there are some disagreements among scientists on Globodera tabacum taxonomy, it is believed that this complex consists of three subspecies: subspecies solanacearum, subspecies tabacum and subspecies virginiae.[10] Mugniéry et al. (1992) confirmed hybridization between all three entities but these groups vary greatly in their capacity to damage tobacco.

Management

Management practices consist of crop rotation, planting resistant cultivars and general soil maintenance and hygiene. Chemical control is an option but it is not widely used in USA against Globodera tabacum spp. virginiae, but only against other two subspecies. The use of 1,3 Dichloropropene as soil fumigant is in process of being phased out in EU.[11] Using trap crop has been suggested by some authors as a possible way of controlling this nematode.

References

  1. ↑ LaMondia, J. A. 1990. Effect of oxamyl on Globodera tabacum population dynamics and shade tobacco growth and yield. Journal of Nematology 22: 654-657.
  2. ↑ Lownsbery, B. F., and B. G. Peters. 1955. The relation of the tobacco cyst nematode to tobacco growth. Phytopathology 45:163-167.
  3. ↑ LaMondia, J. A., and G. S. Taylor. 1987. Influence of the tobacco cyst nematode Globodera tabacum on Fusarium wilt of Connecticut broadleaf tobacco. Plant Disease 71:1129-1132.
  4. ↑ Harrison, M. B., and L. I. Miller. 1969. Additional hosts of the tobacco cyst nematode. Plant Disease Reporter 53:949-951.
  5. ↑ Lownsbery, B. F. 1953. Host preferences of the tobacco cyst nematode (Heterodera sp.). Phytopathology 43:106-107.
  6. ↑ G. Bélair, First Report of Globodera tabacum Infecting Tobacco Plants in Quebec, Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3B 3E6 Canada; and S. Miller, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8P9 Canada. Plant Dis. 90:527, 2006; published on-line as doi:10.1094/PD-90-0527B.
  7. ↑ Mota, M. M., and Eisenback, J. D., Morphology or second-stage juveniles and males of Globodera tabacum tabacum, G. t. virginiae, and G. t. solanacearum (Nemata: Heteroderinae). Journal of Nematology, 25(1):27-33, 1993
  8. ↑ "Genus Globodera - Plant Parasitic Nematodes". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  9. ↑ LaMondia, J. A., and G. S. Taylor. 1987. Influence of the tobacco cyst nematode Globodera tabacum on Fusarium wilt of Connecticut broadleaf tobacco. Plant Disease 71:1129-1132.
  10. ↑ Mota, M. M., and Eisenback, J. D., Morphology of second-stage juveniles and males of Globodera tabacum tabacum, G. t. virginiae, and G. t. solanacearum (Nemata: Heteroderinae). Journal of Nematology, 25(1):27-33, 1993
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2009-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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